J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

{{Short description|American TV forensic psychologist (born 1967)}}

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| name = Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

| image = Dr. Buzz CopyCat Killers REELZ Shot.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|08|20}}

| birth_place = {{flagicon|USA}} Reno, Nevada, United States

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| occupation = Psychologist & Television Analyst

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|other_names = Dr. Buzz

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|education = B.A., State University of New York at Purchase
M.A., New York University
M.S., Hunter College
Ed.S., City College
SSP, City College,
M.A., Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York
Ph.D, Indiana State University

|employer = NYPD

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Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born August 20, 1967) aka Dr. Buzz is a licensed forensic psychologist who provided commentary for the TV series CopyCat Killers.[https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ReelzChannel%20Dr.%20Buzz] {{dead link|date=June 2019}}

Career

Von Ornsteiner is a licensed psychologist and has a history working with the mentally ill within the context of the legal system.{{Cite web |url=http://bronx.news12.com/news/new-york-city-s-first-lady-chirlane-mccray-seeks-to-improve-expand-mental-health-care-1.10240912 |title=New York City's first lady Chirlane McCray seeks to improve, expand mental health care | News 12 Bronx |access-date=2016-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822062530/http://bronx.news12.com/news/new-york-city-s-first-lady-chirlane-mccray-seeks-to-improve-expand-mental-health-care-1.10240912 |archive-date=2016-08-22 |url-status=dead }}

From 2012 till 2019 he was the project director for the Mental Health Court Advocacy Program which was based in Brooklyn Arraignment Court.{{cite web|url=https://eac-network.org/behavioral-health-criminal-justice/|title=Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Services|website=Eac-network.org|accessdate=16 June 2019}} The program, which ended when the city's new bail reform law came into effect,{{cite web|url=https://eac-network.org/mental-health-diversion/|title=Mental Health Diversion | EAC Network Program }} was created to divert from further adjudication and confinement, seriously and persistently mentally ill offenders charged with minor, low-level non-violent crimes at the first point of contact within Criminal Court, at Brooklyn Arraignment Court. In addition, Von Ornsteiner also was the project director for EAC NETWORK's Forensic Intensive Case Management Program, which provided intensive case management services for severely mentally ill males recently released from New York State prisons. Transitional services included placement within the New York City homeless shelter system.{{cite web|url=https://eac-network.org/forensic-intensive-case-management/|title=Forensic Intensive Case Management - EAC Network Program|website=Eac-network.org|accessdate=16 June 2019}} In 2021, Von Ornsteiner began working within the Health and Wellness section of the NYPD{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/buzz-von-ornsteiner-03aa7165}}

Before receiving his doctoral degree, Von Ornsteiner also appeared as a lead actor in several feature films during the late 1980s: Robot Holocaust, Slash Dance{{cite web|url=https://horrorpedia.com/2014/12/11/slash-dance-slashdance-1989-horror-thriller-overview-cast-plot-reviews/|title=Slash Dance – USA, 1989 – HORRORPEDIA|website=Horrorpedia.com|accessdate=16 June 2019}} and Zombie Death House.{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/horrordb/movies/zombie-death-house/|title=Zombie Death House|website=Bloody-disgusting.com|accessdate=16 June 2019|archive-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615190830/http://bloody-disgusting.com/horrordb/movies/zombie-death-house/|url-status=dead}}

Von Ornsteiner became known to the public as "Dr. Buzz", appearing first on New York City radio station WWRL with his own show, Ask Dr. Buzz,{{cite web|url=https://www.thebody.com/article/ask-dr-buzz|title="Ask Dr. Buzz" |website=Thebody.com|accessdate=16 June 2019}} and then on national cable stations, CNN International, CNN Headline News, Fox News, E Entertainment, MSNBC, WNYW, Court TV News, Tru TV, WPIX, Investigation Discovery and Reelz as a regular expert analyst commenting on current high-profile criminal cases.{{cite web|url=https://www.projectpayitforward.org/in-the-film/buzz-von-ornsteiner|title=Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner|date=11 March 2015|website=Project Pay it Forward|access-date=16 June 2019}}

Selected Television credits

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Year ! Title ! Network ! class="unsortable" \|Notes
2006–2009 \|Lisa Bloom: Open Court \|Court TV \|32 Episodes
2006–2009 \|Jami Floyd: Best Defense \|Court TV \|50 Episodes
2014 \|The Killer Speaks \|A&E \|1 Episode
2015–2016 \|Evil Kin \|Investigation Discovery \|5 Episodes
2016 \|Deadly Demands \|Investigation Discovery \|1 Episode
2016–2020 \|CopyCat Killers \|Reelz \|45 Episodes

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Year

! Title

! Network

! class="unsortable" |Notes

2006–2009

|Lisa Bloom: Open Court

|Court TV

|32 Episodes

2006–2009

|Jami Floyd: Best Defense

|Court TV